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More than 的用法小結(jié)
A. “More than＋名詞”表示“不僅僅是”
1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information.
2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
We need more than material wealth to build our country.建設(shè)我們國(guó)家，不僅僅需要物質(zhì)財(cái)富.
B. “More than＋數(shù)詞”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如：
3) I have known David for more than 20 years.
4) Let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
More than one person has made this suggestion. 不止一人提過這個(gè)建議.
C. “More than＋形容詞”等于“很”或“非常”的意思，如：
5) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.
6) I assure you I am more than glad to help you.
D. more than + (that)從句，其基本意義是“超過（=over）”，但可譯成“簡(jiǎn)直不”“遠(yuǎn)非”. 難以，完全不能（其后通常連用情態(tài)動(dòng)詞 can）
--That is more than I can understand . 那非我所能懂的.
--That is more than I can tell. 那事我實(shí)在不明白。
--The heat there was more than he could stand. 那兒的炎熱程度是他所不能忍受的
此外，“more than”也在一些慣用語中出現(xiàn)，如：
--More often than not （經(jīng)常），people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.
---All of us are more than a little concerned about（非常關(guān)心）the current economic problems
more...than 的用法
1. 比……多，比……更
He has more books than me. 他的書比我多。
He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔細(xì)。
2. 與其……不如
He is more lucky than clever. 與其說他聰明，不如說他幸運(yùn)。
He is more （a） scholar than （a） teacher. 與其說他是位教師，不如說他是位學(xué)者。
注：該句型主要用于同一個(gè)人或物在兩個(gè)不同性質(zhì)或特征等方面的比較，其中的比較級(jí)必須用加 more 的形式，不能用加詞尾-er 的形式。
no more than 與 not more than
1. no more than 的意思是“僅僅”“只有”“最多不超過”，強(qiáng)調(diào)少。如：
--This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 這個(gè)測(cè)驗(yàn)只要30分鐘。
--The pub was no more than half full. 該酒吧的上座率最多不超過五成。
- For thirty years，he had done no more than he （had） needed to. 30年來，他只干了他需要干的工作。
2. not more than 為 more than （多于）的否定式，其意為“不多于”“不超過”。如：
Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 來參加她的生日宴會(huì)的客人不超過十人。
比較：
She has no more than three hats. 她只有3頂帽子。（太少了）
She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3頂帽子。（也許不到3頂帽子）
I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的錢最多不過5元。（言其少）
I have not more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的錢不多于5元。（也許不到5元）
no more...than 與 not more...than
1. no more...than 表示對(duì)兩者都否定，意為“同……一樣不”（＝neither...nor...）。如：
---He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是畫家，也不是作家。（＝He is neither a painter nor a writer.）
--He’s no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都讀不懂西班牙語。（＝Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish.）
---I know no more Spanish than I know Greek. 我對(duì)西班牙語和希臘語同樣都不懂。（＝I know neither Spanish nor Greek.）
2. not more...than 指兩者都具有某種特征，但是程度不同，意為“不如”“不及”（＝ not so... as）。如：(less…than…)
--She is not more clever than he is. 她不如他聰明。（＝She is not so clever as he is.）
--This book is not more difficult than that one. 這本書不及那本書難。（This book is not so difficult as that one.）
no more...than 與 no less...than
1. no more...than 意為“與……一樣不”，用于否定兩者。如：
She’s no more a great singer than I am. 她不是優(yōu)秀歌手，我也不是。
A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 馬不是魚，鯨也不是魚。
He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician. 就像你不是數(shù)學(xué)家一樣，他也不是藝術(shù)家。
2. no less...than 意為“和……一樣”，用于肯定兩者。如：
Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一樣聰明。
A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚與狗同樣都是聰明的動(dòng)物。
Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英語一樣，意大利語也是他的母語。
nothing more than /nothing less than
1）nothing less than 完全是，和...一模一樣
---It is nothing less than stealing to take a thing away without the permission of its owner.
--They expect nothing less than a revolution. 他們盼望的正是革命。
2) there's nothing I like less than..。這種情況是否定意思 --There's nothing I like less than lying. 我最不喜歡的莫過于說謊了。 --There's nothing I like less than working overtime. 我最討厭加班。
less than 的用法
1. （指數(shù)量）不到，不足
It’s less than half an hour’s drive from here. 開車到那里不到半個(gè)鐘頭。
In less than an hour he finished the work. 沒要上一個(gè)小時(shí)，他就完成了工作。
2. 比……（?。┥?/FONT>
She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她應(yīng)該吃的少。
Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半數(shù)人覺得他們的花費(fèi)低于平均水平。
3. 不太，一點(diǎn)也不
The boys were less than happy about having a party. 開晚會(huì)男孩子們并不很高興。
We were less than delighted to have company that day. 那天有客人我們并不太高興。
He was less than helpful when we arrived. 我們到達(dá)時(shí)他一點(diǎn)也不幫忙。
less...than 的用法
1. 不像（如）
He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥誠(chéng)實(shí)。
2. 比……少，不如……多
We drink less coffee than tea. 我們喝咖啡不如喝茶多。
I got less money than the others did. 我比別人得到的錢少。
3. 與其……不如……
I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 與其說我把他當(dāng)作老師，不如說我是把他當(dāng)作朋友。
注：表示此義時(shí)可與 more...than 結(jié)構(gòu)替換（但要注意詞序的變化）。如：
He is less a teacher than an expert.／He is more an expert than a teacher. 與其說他是老師，不如說他是專家。
no less than 與 not less than
1. no less than 的意思是“多達(dá)”“有……之多”，強(qiáng)調(diào)多，與 no more than 意思相反。如：
He made no less than ￡500. 他賺了多達(dá)500英鎊的錢。
He paid no less than $10，000 for it. 他為此付了一萬多美元。
No less than 50 people offered to buy it. 至少有50個(gè)人提出要買它。
No less than 50 passengers got killed in the train accident yesterday. 死于昨天火車車禍的旅客有50人之多。
My father， no less than I， is a baseball fan. 我的父親不亞于我，也是個(gè)棒球迷。
2. not less than 為 less than（少于）的否定式，其意為“不少于”“不下于”“至少”。如：
He has not less than 10，000 dollars. 他至少有一萬元。
Not less than 500 people attended the meeting. 參加會(huì)議的至少500人。
比較：
He has no less than seven daughters. 他有7個(gè)女兒之多。
He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有7個(gè)女兒。
no more...than 與 no less...than
1. no more...than 意為“與……一樣不”，用于否定兩者。如：
She’s no more a great singer than I am. 她不是優(yōu)秀歌手，我也不是。
A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 馬不是魚，鯨也不是魚。
He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician. 就像你不是數(shù)學(xué)家一樣，他也不是藝術(shù)家。
2. no less...than 意為“和……一樣”，用于肯定兩者。如：
Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一樣聰明。
A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚與狗同樣都是聰明的動(dòng)物。
Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英語一樣，意大利語也是他的母語。
陷阱題分析
1. How beautifully she sings！I have never heardvoice.
A. a better B. a best
C. the better D. the best
【陷阱】容易誤選 D，認(rèn)為最高級(jí)前要用定冠詞。
【分析】其實(shí)此題最佳答案為 A。該句可視為 I have never heard a better voice than her voice 之省略，全句句意為“她唱得多好??！我從未聽過她這么好的聲音”。請(qǐng)?jiān)倏匆韵骂愃频膶?shí)例：
He is fine， never better. 他很好，比以往任何時(shí)候都好。
This bird is really lovely. I’ve never seen a finer one. 這只鳥真可愛，我從未見過這樣好看的鳥。
比較以下試題，情形也大致相同：
?。?）“I’ve never found a better job.”“.”
A. I don’t think so B. Too bad
C. Congratulations D. Don’t worry
答案選 C。I’ve never found a better job 可視為 I’ve never found a better job than this job 之省略，句意為“我從來沒有找到比這份工作更好的工作”，即“這是我所找到的最好的工作”。
?。?）“What do you think of the service here？”“Oh， . We couldn’t have found a better place.”
A. too bad B. sorryC. wonderful D. impossible
答案選 C。We couldn’t have found a better place 可視為 We couldn’t have found a better place than this place，其意為“我們不可能找到一個(gè)比這兒更好的地方”，即“這是我們所能找到的最好的地方”。
?。?） Boris has brains. In fact， I doubt whether anyone in the class hasIQ.
A. a highB. a higher C. the higher D. the highest
答案選 B。句意為“……我懷疑班上有沒有哪個(gè)人比他智商更高”，即“我認(rèn)為他可能是班上智商最高的”。
（4） How cold it is！ We’ve never hadthis winter.
A. the colder day B. a cold day
C. the coldest dayD. a colder day
答案選 D。句意為“今年冬天我們還從未遇上過這樣冷的日子”。
2. Professor White has written some short stories， but he isknown for his plays.
A. the best B. moreC. better D. the most
【陷阱】容易誤選 D。
【分析】此題首先不宜選 B 或 D，因?yàn)?well known 的比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)通常是 better known 和 best known，有時(shí)也可以是 more well known 和 most well known， 但通常不能是 more known 和 most known。至于是選 A 還是 C， 這就要看語境。由于句中涉及的只有 stories 和 plays 兩個(gè)對(duì)象，故應(yīng)選比較級(jí)。
3. You arecareful than your brother. You two can’t do the work that needs care and skill.
A. not more B. no more
C. not lessD. no less
【陷阱】容易誤選 A。
【分析】要做對(duì)此題，首先要正確理解以下結(jié)構(gòu)的含義：
not more...than＝不如……
no more...than＝和……一樣不（否定兩者）
not less...than＝不如……不（即指不如 less 后形容詞的反面）
no less...than＝和……一樣（肯定兩者）
比較以下各句的意思：
You are more careful than he is. 你比他仔細(xì)。
You are not more careful than he is. 你不如他仔細(xì)。
You are no more careful than he is. 你和他一樣不仔細(xì)。
You are less careful than he is. 你不如他仔細(xì)（你比他粗心）。
You are not less careful than he is. 你比他仔細(xì)（你不如他粗心）。
You are no less careful than he is. 你和他一樣仔細(xì)。
通過以上分析，再結(jié)合句子語境，可知此題最佳答案為 B。
4.“Oh， how fat he is！”“But I think he isthan fat.”
A. shortB. shorter C. more shortD. shortest
【陷阱】容易誤選 B。認(rèn)為 short 為單音節(jié)形容詞，故用-er 構(gòu)成比較級(jí)。
【分析】其實(shí)正確答案應(yīng)是 C。要弄清此問題，得先從比較句型的兩種不同類型說起。
?。?） 異類同質(zhì)比較。即指兩個(gè)不同的人或事物（異類）在同一方面（同質(zhì)）進(jìn)行比較。如：
My room is smaller than yours. 我的房間比你的小。
Our country is more powerful than theirs. 我們的國(guó)家比他們的國(guó)家更強(qiáng)大。
?。?） 同類異質(zhì)比較。即指同一個(gè)人或事物（同類）在兩個(gè)不同的方面（異質(zhì)）進(jìn)行比較，這類句子常譯為“（更多的）是……，而不是” “與其……不如……”等。如：
He was more lucky than clever. 他是靠運(yùn)氣而不是靠聰明。
She was more surprised than angry. 她感到更多的是驚訝而不是生氣。
This is more a war movie than a western. 這更應(yīng)當(dāng)說是一部戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)片，而不是西部片。
按英語習(xí)慣，在進(jìn)行同類異質(zhì)比較時(shí)，只能用 more 構(gòu)成比較級(jí)，不能用-er 形式，即使是單音節(jié)詞也是如此。
十一 模擬訓(xùn)練
1. I don’t like it at all. It can’t be ______.
A. betterB. worse C. best D. worst
2. I’m ______ at sums than Jean， but better at history.
A. moreB. lessC. worseD. cleverer
3. We couldn’t have picked ______ day for the picnic－it rained nonstop.
A. a worse B. a worstC. the worseD. the worst
4. I know this is not quite the right word， but I can’t be bothered to think of ______.
A. a better B. a best C. the better D. the good
5. With the development of the Internet，______ communication is done by regular mail.
A. lessB. moreC. littleD. few
6. —If you don’t like the red coat， take the blue one.
—OK， but do you have ______ size in blue？This one’s a bit tight for me.
A. a bigB. a bigger C. the big D. the bigger
7. If there were no examinations， we should have ______ at school.
A. the happiest time B. a more happier time
C. much happiest timeD. a much happier time
8. —Are you satisfied with what he did？
—No， it couldn’t have been ______.
A. worseB. betterC. so bad D. the worse
9. I think whoever makes ______ contributions to the company than others should get ______ income.
A. greater； the higherB. more greater； a higher
C. greater； the highest D. more greater； the higher
10. The Chinese Education Department suggests teachers should receive ______ education to catch up with thedevelopment.
A. farther；lateB. farther；later C. further；lately D. further；latest
11. He knows little of mathematics，______ of chemistry.
A. as well asB. no less thanC. still lessD. no more than
12.the temperature，______ water turns into steam.
A. The high， the fastB. Higher， faster
C. The more higher， the fasterD. The higher， the faster
13. The computers in the other shop will be ______， but ______ as those in this shop.
A. cheaper； not as betterB. more cheaper； not as better
C. cheaper； not as goodD. more cheap； not as good
14. —I didn’t do well in this English examination. How about you？
—I did ______ you.
A. not better than B. no worse than
C. as well asD. no better than
15. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ______ she was getting.
A. heavier B. heavy
C. the heavier D. the heaviest
16. —The weather is not good enough for an outing， is it？
—Not in the least. We have not have ______ at this time of the year.
A. a worse dayB. a nicer day
C. such a bad day D. so fine a day
17. —Does Jim do his new job well？
—______ his old job. How stupid！I fear there’s no hope for him.
A. No better thanB. Not better than
C. No so well as D. No as well as
18. This bird is really lovely， and I’ve never seen ______ one.
A. a finer B. a finestC. the finer D. the finest
19. —If you go to the post office，would you please get me a stamp？
—I am ______ willing to.
A. no more than B. not more than C. more thanD. no less than
20. —Minister，are you satisfied with the performance of the Chinese athletes in Athens Olympics？
—Yes， it couldn’t have been ______.
A. worse B. betterC. so badD. the worse
【答案與解析】
1. B。it can’t be worse 在此相當(dāng)于 It’s the worst thing I ever knew。
2. C。句意為“我的算術(shù)比瓊差，但我的歷史比她強(qiáng)”。注意句中的轉(zhuǎn)折連詞 but 及其后的 better。
3. A。We couldn’t have picked a worst day 與 It is the worst day we’ve picked 同義。
4. A。a better 為 a better one 之省略。注意，a better one （一個(gè)更好的）是與前文“我知道這不是一個(gè)很適合的詞”相呼應(yīng)的。
5. A。若選 B 或 C 均不合事實(shí)；若選 D，不合語法，因?yàn)?few 后要接可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式。
6. B。從句意看，空格處應(yīng)填比較級(jí) bigger，因此排除A 和 C。選項(xiàng) B 與 D 的區(qū)別是，一個(gè)用了不定冠詞，一個(gè)用了定冠詞，兩者的區(qū)別是，不定冠詞表泛指，定冠詞表特指。
7. D。由于是將有考試與沒有考試作比較，所以應(yīng)用比較級(jí)，不用最高級(jí)，由此排除 A 和 C。選項(xiàng) B 的錯(cuò)誤在于用了 more happier 這樣的雙重比較級(jí)（即 more 后不能再加比較級(jí)）。
8. A。由關(guān)鍵詞 No 可知，此處的意思是“不可能比這更差的（worse）了”。
9. C。more 不可修飾比較級(jí)，排除 B 和 D。greater...than others 表示的是最高級(jí)意義，故后面用最高級(jí)。
10. D。只有表示實(shí)際距離的遠(yuǎn)，才可用 farther（此時(shí)也可用 further），否則就用 further。further education 進(jìn)修； late 遲的；later 后來；lately＝recently 近來；latest 最新的。
11. C。still／even／much less 更不用說，更何況。
12. D。“the＋比較級(jí)，the＋比較級(jí)”意為“越……就越……”。
13. C。兩者比較用比較級(jí)，表示“比……”；同級(jí)比較用 as...as 或 not as／so...as。句意為“那家商店的電腦將比這家商店的便宜，但不如這家商店的好?！?/FONT>
14. D。no better than ＝as badly as，意為“一樣不好”。
15. A。此題考查比較級(jí)的用法。Mary 是想知道她比以往稱起來重了多少，故用比較級(jí)?！癶ow much＋比較級(jí)”意為“比以前（重、高、遠(yuǎn)……）多少”。
16. A。本題關(guān)鍵是對(duì)not in the least 的理解，它的意思是“一點(diǎn)也不好”，故可知道天氣很糟糕。not 與比較級(jí)連用，事實(shí)上相當(dāng)于一個(gè)最高級(jí)的用法。后句的意思是：一年之中再也碰不到比這更糟糕的天氣了。
17. A。根據(jù) How stupid！I fear there’s no hope for him 可知說話人對(duì) Jim 新工作表現(xiàn)的評(píng)價(jià)是負(fù)面的，故選 A。no better than 表示“與……一樣的不好，與……一樣的差”之意。句意是：他做新工作與以前工作一樣差。他太笨了，我擔(dān)心他沒什么希望了。
18. A。I’ve never seen a finer one 的實(shí)際意思是 This is the finest one I’ve ever seen。
19. C。因?yàn)?more than 與形容詞連用，意為“非?！?。
20. B。從 Yes 可知，說話者對(duì)中國(guó)運(yùn)動(dòng)員的表現(xiàn)是持肯定態(tài)度的。couldn’t...better 指好得不能再好，就是最好的意思。注意：這種 can 的否定式與比較級(jí)連用在聽力里面也時(shí)常出現(xiàn)。
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